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Gavin Newsom Commutes All 548 Death Sentences in California

The governor's decision replaces death sentences with life imprisonment without parole, affecting roughly a quarter of death sentences nationwide as he prepares to leave office.

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  1. 'Not By Our Hand': California Governor Commutes All 548 Death Sentences To Life Without Parole
    Top World News- News18.com
  2. California Governor Newsom granting clemency to all 548 death row inmates in state
    South China Morning Post
  3. L.A. District Attorney Nathan Hochman Rips Gavin Newsom For Commuting Death Sentences
    TMZ
  4. El gobernador de California anunció que se conmutarán todas las penas de muerte: “Clemencia”
    La Nacion
  5. California’s most dangerous death row maniacs spared by Gavin Newsom — from child killers to mass murderers
    New York Post